Proportion of vulnerable persons benefiting from social assistance benefits

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Indicator

Indicator 1.3.1.g: Proportion of vulnerable persons benefiting from social assistance benefits
Definition and concepts

Social assistance benefits: payments based on non-contributory principles, granted by the national social protection system from the state budget means to vulnerable persons to overcome the social risk situation they encounter.

According to the UNSATS methodology, the total number of vulnerable persons is calculated through: extracting from the total number of population; (i) working-age persons who contribute to social insurance schemes, (ii) who receive contributory benefits, and (iii) the total number of retirement-age persons who receive contributory benefits.

Unit of measure

Percent, %
Method of computation

Number of beneficiaries of social assistance benefits out of the total number of vulnerable persons *100.
Comparability with global indicator

The national indicator is part of the global indicator and includes the beneficiaries of Social Help and the assistance for the cold period of the year
Periodicity

Annual
Data last updated May 17, 2023
Metadata last updated Sep 19, 2024

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator

Indicator 1.3.1.g: NA
Target

Target 1.3: Implement nationally appropriate social protection systems and measures for all, including floors, and by 2030 achieve substantial coverage of the poor and the vulnerable
UN designated tier

1
Link to global metadata

https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/files/Metadata-01-03-01a.pdf
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United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Metadata (PDF)
International organisations(s) responsible for global monitoring

ILO

Source 1

Data sources

1) administrative data - MLSP, NSIH

2) demographic data on population - NBS

Data producers

Ministry of Labour and Social Protection National Social Insurance House
Data providers

1.National Social Insurance House 2. Ministry of Labour and Social Protection

3.National Bureau of Statistics

Institutional mandate

Ministry of Labour and Social Protection
Contact details

Olga Martinova, 022804477
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